364 / März 2017

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1881/95, 1 kr. blue/brown, 13 copies with 5 ö. and 30 ö. on front and reverse of insured letter from Stockholm 1905 to Boden with arrival mark; 2 stamps with faults where applied over wax seals, scarce franking

1889, Surcharge on official stamps: 10 öre on 12 öre blue, imperforated proof on thin ungummed paper, large margins and nice fresh colour, very fine. The only recorded proof of this issue and a great rarity, certificate Dr. Helena Obermüller Wilen(1996)

10 öre on 12 öre and 10 öre on 24 öre, both values in complete sheets with 50 stamps; 10 ö. on 24 ö. partly separated, otherwise very fine and fresh, all stamps unmounted mint

10 öre on 12 öre blue, vertical pair with manuscript cancellation "Björkö 1/3 90"; perforation slightly split and short corner perf at lower left

10 öre on 12 öre blue, block of 20 cancelled "ÖSTERSUND 16 8 1902"; stamp still with original gum, perforation partly split and one stamp with small marginal tear; an attractive and scarce multiple

10 öre on 12 öre blue, tied by cds. "ÖSTERSUND 5 2 1902" to cover to Stockholm with arrival mark; cover with fold and small marginal tear, not affecting the stamp

10 öre on 24 öre lemon-yellow with variety ": instead of I in FRIMÄRKE", neatly cancelled "ÖSTAVALL 18 10 .."; tiny thin on reverse, otherwise fine; a very rare shade and unique with the variety

10 öre on 24 öre yellow-orange, horizontal block of 24, neatly cancelled "LINKÖPING 26 11 1889"; nice fresh colour, few short perfs and perforation slightly split in 4 places, otherwise very fine and fresh; a very scarce multiple

10 öre on 24 öre yellow-orange, 4 copies, tied by clear cds. "SKÖFDE 21 6 1891" to cover front of double rate local letter with a declared value of 463 kr. 30 ö.; one stamp slightly affixed over the edge of the entire with light corner bend and few shorter perfs; an extremely rare franking, certificate Dr. Helena Obermüller Wilen (2000)

10 öre on 24 öre yellow-orange, tied by cds. "UMEA 17 4 1890" to lettersheet to Visby; the stamp one pulled perf at top, otherwise fine; a very scarce franking, certificate Helena Obermüller Wilen (1990)

10 öre on 24 öre yellow, tied by cds. "LUND 4 12 1891" to lettersheet (top flap missing) to Christianstad and redirected to Lyckeby; the stamp with 2 tiny marginal tears at left, otherwise fine; a very scarce franking, certificate Helena Obermüller Wilen (1990)

10 öre on 12 öre blue with overprint inverted, nice fresh and deep colour, unused with original gum; one slightly short perf at bottom right, otherwise very fine; a fresh copy of this scarce stamp

10 öre on 12 öre blue with overprint inverted, block of 4, nice colour and good perforation, unused with original gum; a few shorter perfs, otherwise very fine and fresh; an extremely rare multiple of this variety, sign. Kunz

10 öre on 24 öre yellow with overprint inverted, unused without gum; 2 short perfs at lower right and tiny corner crease, on reverse 2 small thinned spots; still an attractive copy of this rare stamp of which only 100 copies were printed; certificate Dr. Helena Obermüller Wilen (1999)

10 öre on 24 öre yellow with surcharge inverted, fresh colour and quite well centered, neatly cancelled by central cds. "LUND 26 12 1889", tiny tin spot on reverse, otherwise fine and fresh; an extremely rare stamp with 100 copies issued of which about 20 used copies are recorded, certificate Dr. Helena Obermüller Wilen (2008) Provenance: Baron Ferrari (1923)

10 öre on 12 öre blue, perforated 14 instead of 13, nice fresh colour and quite well centered, unused with original gum (gum structure slightly changed for climatic reasons), one of the greatest rarities of Swedish philately with only 50 copies printed and 3 unused copies recorded, sign. Strandell, certificate Dr. Helena Obermüller Wilen (1994)

10 öre on 12 öre blue, nice colour and very well centered, cancelled by clear cds. "VESTERAS 31 10 1889"; shortened perf at lower right and a tiny marginal tear (almost invisible); a very rare stamp with only 50 copies issued

10 öre on 24 öre orange, quite nicely centered and fresh colour, unused with original gum; an extremely fine copy of this rare stamp with only 50 copies issued and few copies recorded in such fine quality; certificate Dr. Helena Obermüller Wilen

The remaining collection, 58 stamps (incl. several multiples), 3 covers and a cover front, incl. 10 öre on 12 öre with overprint inverted, misplaced and damaged surcharges, several shades and overprint varieties